Battlefield Press presents Kaisers Gate. This alternate history, genre-blending setting for the Savage Worlds game system presents a fantastic take on World War One - combining the gritty battlefields of the Great War with elements of magical fantasy and horror.

* Sorcerers of the German Imperial Army - fueled by the magic of red dragons - bulldoze Allied defenses and push deep into France. * Heroic griffin riders of the French Air Service fight to free their nation from the daily terror of zeppelin bombing raids * British golems squads fight alongside tanks to turn the tide of battle against the Central Powers * In the darkest days of the war, in desperation, the Kaiser makes a Faustian bargain that unleashes an invasion of legions of creatures from Faerie onto the European continent.

In this book you will find new edges, hindrances, and combat maneuvers, new monsters and stats for tons of weapons and vehicles. The big feature, rules-wise, is the magic system, which not only removes power points, but provides a wide range of roleplaying themes for caster characters, with examples of dozens of magical schools and guidelines for creating your own.

Beautifully written for the Savage Worlds game engine by the masters of story telling - Mike Lafferty and Bryan Hitchcock.

I have a question. This setting is available in hardback book, and PDF forms here, but a number of other places have listed a softcover version of this product, and a "Limited Edition" hardcover version as well. What is the difference between the PDF, Hardcover (non-limited edition), Hardcover (Limited Edition), and softcover (which is somehow not print-on-demand, like the non-limited hardcover apparently is? I now possess the PDF, but I am curious about this, and about what version(s) of the book might be best to go for.

This is likely not of much importance, but if the softcover version is meant to be print-on-demand as well, it should be listed here.

November 01, 2016 4:28 pm UTC

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Limited Edition had a different cover (and a couple of minor things that were different) and went out only to backers of the Kickstarter. The softcover is available via our distribution channels and is 7x10, we have not uploaded those files here. This hardcover is 8.5 x 11, to match the original size of the SWD. There may be a point where we upload the softcover here, but not sure when that will be.

WHAT WORKS: I don't really like Power Points, so an alternate magic system is always welcome. I like the wide range of material covered in the timeline, from the beginning of magical crime through the end of World War I. The new Edges (mostly aimed at [...]

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